The bore hole is lined with steel casing. It won't collapse. Setting off an explosive charge will leave a crater with a steel pipe at the bottom - spewing more oil. If you want to learn more about the well layout, go to the BP website, click on Horizon response, go to the "Kent Wells technical briefings" section, look up the slide packs from last month. If you are not a petroleum engineer, the slide pack information may be over your head, but this may give you a glimpse of what's going on.

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